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Assess the role played by Akali Dal, a regional party, in the politics of Punjab.
Concept: Punjab Crisis and the Anti Sikh Riots of 1984
Who among the following was the main leader of Dravid Movement?
Concept: Dravidian Movement
Who among the following was a leader of Nagaland?
Concept: Region and the Nation
Highlight any four reasons for the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan.
Concept: The Kashmir Situation
Assess any two steps taken by Union Government in response to the demand of autonomy raised by people in most of the regions of North-East.
Concept: Challenges and Responses in the North East
Assertion (A): The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution allows different tribes complete autonomy of preserving their practices and customary laws.
Reason (R): These provisions proved crucial in resolving complex political problems in the Northeast.
Concept: Accommodation and National Integration
Which two political parties were the major partners in the ruling alliance after the 1971 General Election to the Lok Sabha.
Concept: Rise of the JD and the BJP
Name the two alliances/fronts that formed the Government at the Centre in 1989 and 1996 respectively.
Concept: Increasing Role of Regional Parties and Coalition Politics

Study the above cartoon carefully and answer the following questions:-
- Who was head of the Government formed by the National Front in 1989?
- Why was the government formed by him called a puppet government?
- Identify the puppeteers pulling the strings and the political parties they belong to?
Concept: Rise of the JD and the BJP
In what way do the coalition governments prove to be more democratic than the oneparty governments?
Concept: Coalition Governments - NDA (1998 - 2004) UPA (2004 - 2014) NDA (2014 Onwards)
Which two diametrically opposite political groups supported the National Front Government in 1989?
Concept: Rise of the JD and the BJP
Political equations in coalition governments are unstable. How was this concept reflected in the formation of National Front Government in 1989 and United Front Government in 1996?
Concept: Coalition Governments - NDA (1998 - 2004) UPA (2004 - 2014) NDA (2014 Onwards)
Explain any three elements of consensus which have emerged among most political parties after the Lok Sabha elections of 2004
Concept: Increasing Role of Regional Parties and Coalition Politics
Evaluate the role of SAARC in facilitating the economic cooperation in the South Asian region.
Concept: Coalition Governments - NDA (1998 - 2004) UPA (2004 - 2014) NDA (2014 Onwards)
Explicate two features of a Coalition Government.
Concept: Coalition Governments - NDA (1998 - 2004) UPA (2004 - 2014) NDA (2014 Onwards)
Critically evaluate the six main issues in Indian politics during the 21st century
Concept: Political Rise of Other Backward Classes
Discuss the impact of the relationship between the Judiciary and the Executive during emergency period in India.
Concept: Emergence of a New Consensus
While throwing some light on the Mandal Issue, give one reason for anti-Mandal protests in India.
Concept: Context of the 1990s
In the given outline political map of India, four states have been marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify these states on the basis of the information given below and write their correct names in your answer book along with the respective serial numbers of the information used and the concerned alphabets as per the format that follows:
- The state where a coalition led by the CPI formed the government in the year 1957.
- The state is related to leader Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
- The state is related to Karpuri Thakur, which implemented reservations for the backward class.
- The state is related to K. Kamraj, who started the Mid Day Meal program for school students.
| Sr. Number for the information used | Alphabet Concerned | Name of the states |
| (i) | ______ | ______ |
| (ii) | ______ | ______ |
| (iii) | ______ | ______ |
| (iv) | ______ | ______ |

Concept: Emergence of a New Consensus
Coalition governments proved to be a boon for democracy in India. Support the statement with three relevant arguments.
Concept: Era of Coalitions
